The Harlem Chamber Players and ChamberMusicNY commissioned Jeffrey Scott to compose A Hug for Harlem for
orator and orchestra especially for this concert. This piece is
inspired by the poetry of various prolific writers of the Harlem
Renaissance Era -- Countee Cullen, Zora Neale Hurston and Wallace
Thurman.

Jeffrey Scott writes
what he calls "urban classical music." Scott draws from his experience
and joy of composing musical "Hugs" to honor personalities or locales.
Most recently, he has composed A Hug for Sharon for bassoon and piano and A Hug for Gonzalo, which, like A Hug for Harlem, fuses strings, winds, percussion and spoken word.